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Alphabetical Database List
Databases marked with an asterisk (*) can only be used at the library.
ABI/Inform (ProQuest) - Business oriented resources for large, small and privately owned companies.
Ancestry Library Edition* - Genealogy research database which includes billions of names. Provided by the generous support of the Friends of the Library.
Ancient History and Culture - Offers online resources and videos of the histories for eight major civilizations
Biography Resource Center - Includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals
Career Tools - Provides users with a resume builder, test preparation materials and more
Career Transitions - Helps job changers discover interests, explore careers, prepare a resume, improve their chances, and search for jobs
CultureGrams - Provides concise cultural and statistical snapshots of every country recognized by the United Nations
Current Newspapers - Search the full collection of newspapers offered by ProQuest
Cypress Resume - In just a few short steps, you'll have a well-written, professional-looking resume.
Gale Directory Library - Search directories of associations and broadcast media companies; easily export results.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Search full-text ebooks on a wide variety of topics, including arts, business, history, science, social science and more.
Health & Medical Complete - provides coverage from leading health journals and essential medical journals in key medical specialties
Heritage Quest Online - Genealogy research with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. Provided by the generous support of the Friends of the Library.
Hoover's Company Records - Find up to date proprietary editorial content covering more than 40,000 public and non-public companies and 225,000 key executives
Kids InfoBits - A database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5
Literature Resource Center - A literature reference database designed for both the undergraduate and graduate student as well as the sophisticated casual user
Live Homework Help - An online homework help and tutoring service
LiveTutor Career Center - Online skills builder with live tutoring for resume and cover letter writing
Los Angeles Times Historical - Contains electronic versions of the Los Angeles Times from 1881 to 1986
Magazines and Journal Articles - a collection of databases containing articles from newspapers, periodicals, and academic journals
Mergent InvestorEdge - Business/Company research, including over 4000 Equity Research Reports
Morningstar - A resource for insightful information on stocks, mutual funds, variable annuities, closed-end funds and more
New York Times Historical - This database contains issue of the New York Times from 1851 to 2005
Novelist - A fiction database that provides author, title, and subject access, series information and more
Novelist K-8 - Specializes in book information geared towards children and young adults
Opposing Viewpoints - Collects " for" and "against" articles based on social issues.
Overdrive - Overdrive provides audio versions of bestsellers, classic literature and other fiction and non-fiction titles in WMA and MP3 format.
Reference USA - Provides directory information for U.S. businesses and residents.
Rocket Languages - Provides interactive lessons on a variety of foreign languages.
Science & Technology (Proquest) - Periodicals on science and social science subjects
Social Science (Proquest) - Periodicals on science and social science subjects
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage - Provides independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data
Testing & Education Reference Center - provides users with in-depth information on colleges and universities, graduate and professional programs, distance learning and more
Tuition Funding Resources - provides students the largest scholarship database in the world with over $41 Billion in scholarship awards along with a career personality test and detailed college and career information.
Tumblebooks - An online collection of animated, talking picture books
Valueline - Online version of The Value Line Investment Survey
World Book Encyclopedia - Access to the online version of the World Book Encyclopedia
World Book Kids - Offers simpler navigation, thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps, and dozens of activities tied to national curriculum standards.
Database Descriptions
Databases marked with an asterisk (*) can only be used at the library.
ABI/Inform (ProQuest)
Search a unique resource focusing on hard-to-find local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. Provides access to business information not typically found in national news sources. Contains news and analysis, information on local markets, and more gathered from major business tabloids, magazines, daily newspapers, wire services, and city, state, and regional business publications.
Genealogy research - contains thousands of databases and billions of names. It covers the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. Provided by the generous support of the Friends of the Library.
Ancient and Medieval History Online provides thorough coverage of eight civilizations—ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient and medieval Africa, medieval Europe, the Americas, and ancient and medieval Asia. Users can research each civilization in depth or use the browse feature to conduct comparative studies of events and developments across civilizations. More than 130 videos make the study of history entertaining and accessible. A new dictionary tool, with more than 4,000 entries, allows users to look up unfamiliar words as they search the database.
Biography Resource Center
This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography
Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highlytargeted custom search.
Career Tools
This extension of the Testing & Education Reference Center includes test preparation materials for various career fields (Nursing, Civil Service, Military) as well as a career colleges search, an online resume builder and the ability to search for professional development programs.
Career Transitions
Career Transitions employs a simple, step-by-step approach to help people explore new career possibilities; assess their interests and experience; identify ways to improve their prospects, including networking and educational opportunities; prepare for a job search; search and apply for jobs. Users can easily discover and target fast-growing careers and industries in their immediate locations -- and locations across the United States. Career Transitions also features quick assessments to help people identify new opportunities based on their current skills, occupational knowledge, and interests.
Provides concise cultural and statistical snapshots of every country recognized by the United Nations
Current Newspapers
Search the full collection of newspapers offered by ProQuest including The Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register, Chicago Tribune, New York Times and more.
Cypress Resume
If you need a resume fast, this is the place to start. In just a few short steps, you'll have a well-written, professional-looking resume. Just enter your name, contact information, work history and education. Choose the title of your desired job or a skill set you wish to highlight. Cypress Resume lets you choose from a collection of concise and professional job statements that ensure your resume will get noticed. It's quick and easy. You can also use it to compose cover letters, reference lists and thank you letters.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Search full-text ebooks on a wide variety of topics, including arts, business, history, science, social science and more.
Search directories of associations and broadcast media companies; easily export results.
Provides coverage from leading health journals and essential medical journals in key medical specialties
Combining digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content, HeritageQuest Online is an essential collection of unique material for both genealogical and historical researchers. With coverage dating back to the late 1700s, researchers can find their ancestors, trace their paths across America, and learn what life was like in the areas where they settled. Provided by the generous support of the Friends of the Library.
Hoover's Company Records
Find up to date proprietary editorial content covering more than 40,000 public and non-public companies and 225,000 key executives
Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Featuring a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, the most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
The Literature Resource Center is a complete literature reference database designed for both the undergraduate and graduate student as well as the sophisticated casual user. Rich in biographical, bibliographical, and critical content, the Literature Resource Center is the premier Internet resource for information on literary fi gures and their works from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more.
Live Homework Help is an online homework help and tutoring service. Users can meet with tutors online to get help with math, science, english and history. No sign ups or reservations needed.
LiveTutor Career Center is part of the Live Homework Help family of services. It combines skill building resources, such as job searching and financial literacy skills with live tutoring for such tasks as resume and cover letter writing. There is also help for GED and citizenship test preparationg. No sign ups or reservations needed.
Los Angeles Times Historical
The ProQuest Historical Newspapers reference source is the definitive digital archive, offering more than three centuries (1764-2007) and over 20 million digitized pages of U.S. and international news. Experience first-hand accounts and opinions that bring history to life. With access to front pages, articles, editorials, photos, advertisements, wedding and engagement announcements, cartoons, birth and death announcements, reviews, and more, readers can peek into the daily lives of ordinary people, as well as witness major events.
This database carries issue of the Los Angeles Times from 1881 to 1986.
Magazines and Journal Articles
ProQuest offers a collection of databases containing articles from newspapers, periodicals, and academic journals. Available ProQuest databases include: ABI/INFORM (business) AMA (medical), Hoover’s Company Records (business), ProQuest Newspapers, ProQuest Research Library (broad range of topics), and Historical Databases (LA Times & NY Times).
Includes over 4000 Equity Research Reports, updated weekly, providing expert analysis and buy, sell and hold recommendations from Ford Equity Research. Mergent InvestorEdge provides access to important company documents and financial information; look up all corporate documents including annual reports, industry reports as well as Corporate Bond Reports. Industry reports with sector level analysis cover current environment, industry profiles, performance, market trends outlook and more.
Morningstar
Morningstar is a trusted source for insightful information on stocks, mutual funds, variable annuities, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, separate accounts, hedge funds, and 529 college savings plans. With operations in 18 countries, we currently provide data on more than 280,000 investment offerings worldwide.
New York Times Historical
The ProQuest Historical Newspapers reference source is the definitive digital archive, offering more than three centuries (1764-2007) and over 20 million digitized pages of U.S. and international news. Experience first-hand accounts and opinions that bring history to life. With access to front pages, articles, editorials, photos, advertisements, wedding and engagement announcements, cartoons, birth and death announcements, reviews, and more, readers can peek into the daily lives of ordinary people, as well as witness major events.
This database carries issue of the Los Angeles Times from 1851 to 2005.
Novelist
NoveList is a fiction database that provides author, title, and subject access, series information, book reviews, and annotations for over 125,000 fiction titles. It also provides tools to help with readers’ advisory and incorporating fi ction into school curriculum.
NoveList is a fiction database that provides author, title, and subject access, series information, book reviews, and annotations for over 125,000 fiction titles. It also provides tools to help with readers’ advisory and incorporating fi ction into school curriculum. Novelist K-8 specializes in book information geared towards children and young adults.
Opposing Viewpoints
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan sources to provide a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access Viewpoint articles, Topic Overviews, Statistics, Primary Documents, links to Websites, and full-text Magazine and Newspaper articles.
Overdrive provides audio versions of bestsellers, classic literature and other fiction and non-fiction titles in WMA and MP3 format.
Proquest Magazines and Newspapers
ProQuest is a collection of databases containing articles from newspapers, periodicals, and academic journals. Available ProQuest databases include: ABI/INFORM (business) AMA (medical), Hoover’s Company Records (business), ProQuest Newspapers, ProQuest Research Library (broad range of topics), and Historical Databases (LA Times & NY Times).
Rand California*
Rand California is a subscription-based service that contains nearly 100 databases relating to California statistics as well as indexes of recent research and publications from leading California public policy and research institutions. This database is available for viewing at the Newport Beach Public libraries, but is not available from home.
Reference USA contains detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses and over 683,000 U.S. health care providers, and 102 million U.S. residents.
With comprehensive multi-media packages you will be speaking and improving your language skills with every lesson by taking part in the modern, everyday conversations that make up our Interactive Audio Course. In addition, you will learn to speak the language naturally with our language and culture lessons and you can also build on your vocabulary and improve your audio recognition of common words and phrases (and have fun at the same time) with our popular Mega
Science & Technology (Proquest)
With coverage dating back to 1986, ProQuest Science Journals features over 1,145 titles—with more than 965 available in full text. In full-text format, researchers have access to all the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and technical literature.
Social Science (Proquest)
This database also includes over 570 titles, with more than 340 available in full text, based on topics in the Social Sciences, plus coverage of criminal justice, education, psychology and religion.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
Standard & Poor's is the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. We supply investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions.
Testing & Education Reference Center
The Testing & Education Reference Center provides users with in-depth information on colleges and universities, graduate and professional programs, distance learning, corporate training, available scholarships and awards, preparatory entrance tests and much more. This online education resource provides everything users need to learn more about furthering their education and making informed decisions on their future from one single, handy database.
The TFS database provides students with college admissions information, a career personality test, and detailed career information. Students using TFS can determine what careers suit them best, find schools that offer degree programs in those fields and then discover scholarships and other forms of financial aid to help pay for college tuition and expenses.
Tumblebooks is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which children can read or have read to them.
Valueline
The online version of The Value Line Investment Survey is very similar to the print version. The online version has the single page Ratings & Reports (R&R) section, the Selection & Opinion (S&O) section, and the Summary & Index (S&I) in PDF so they look exactly like the print source. The reports available in HTML format have more recent information and are updated more frequently than the print version and those in PDF.
The World Book Online Reference Center includes the articles of the World Book Encyclopedia, a Biography Center, dictionary, atlas, an extensive multimedia collection, thousands of editor-selected Web sites, correlations to curriculum standards, and much more.
With content from the award winning World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia, the site offers simpler navigation, thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps, and dozens of activities tied to national curriculum standards.